Subject Verb Agreement (Intervening Phrases)
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English
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11th Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
Back
Subject-Verb Agreement is the grammatical rule that the subject of a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural) with its verb.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are Intervening Phrases?
Back
Intervening phrases are words or groups of words that come between the subject and the verb in a sentence but do not affect the agreement between them.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the sentence 'Andy, accompanied by Jessie and Jill, _____ tomorrow,' what is the correct verb form?
Back
The correct verb form is 'leaves' because 'Andy' is singular.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the sentence 'Nebraska, as well as Montana and Idaho, _____ severe winters,' what is the correct verb form?
Back
The correct verb form is 'gets' because 'Nebraska' is singular.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the sentence 'A headache, accompanied by sniffles and sneezing, _____ a symptom of the flu,' what is the correct verb form?
Back
The correct verb form is 'is' because 'A headache' is singular.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the sentence 'Toby, plus Andrea and Ali, _____ for the job today,' what is the correct verb form?
Back
The correct verb form is 'interviews' because 'Toby' is singular.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the sentence 'Enthusiasm for the proposal or excitement about it _____ not the same as solid support,' what is the correct verb form?
Back
The correct verb form is 'is' because 'Enthusiasm' is singular.
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